Esther Freud: Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?

Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

A fixed Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Esther Freud said elsewhere, not written here

Sorry is such an underrated word – I use it liberally.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 July 2026 source ↗

Others on this question

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Anita Rani British broadcaster and journalist

Katie Whittaker. When we were at school, I told her I knew Take That, and I didn’t.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 July 2021 source ↗

Julie Andrews English actress, singer and author

I think I over-apologise as it is.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2019 source ↗

Keren Woodward

I’ve apologised to my son, Thomas, for being absent for quite a lot of his first few years, but, as a working mother and breadwinner, I kind of had to be. I like to think I’ve made up for it.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 March 2024 source ↗

Liam Gallagher English singer-songwriter

Any sorrys I’ve needed to say have been said already.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 October 2017 source ↗